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I am cat sitting, and the little girl cat is isolated in the living room with all her supplies. And with low light, classical music playing on the cd, and an indoor water fountain, its very calm in there. She was very stressed when she arrived, and hissed at both my cats when she saw them. However, she is settling in well, loves to play with me, although she will not leave the room. Which is fine with me.
The problem is poor little Bailey. She is very very upset, its like having that kitty visitor hiss at her really hurt her feelings. She will hardly go near the door to the living room, spends part of the day hiding under the bed, and just doesn't purr very much. I am giving her extra attention, but I don't know what else to do. And to add to the problem, when she approached Sam once today to get groomed, he hissed at her for the first time ever. (The made up since then, but it still surprised Bailey and me).
Sam seems to handle things a little better, he followed me into the living room, did an entire circuit of the room, sniffed all of her things, then stared her down, hissed at her once, and stalked out. That seemed to work, she didn't make a sound while he was there.
The problem is poor little Bailey. She is very very upset, its like having that kitty visitor hiss at her really hurt her feelings. She will hardly go near the door to the living room, spends part of the day hiding under the bed, and just doesn't purr very much. I am giving her extra attention, but I don't know what else to do. And to add to the problem, when she approached Sam once today to get groomed, he hissed at her for the first time ever. (The made up since then, but it still surprised Bailey and me).
Sam seems to handle things a little better, he followed me into the living room, did an entire circuit of the room, sniffed all of her things, then stared her down, hissed at her once, and stalked out. That seemed to work, she didn't make a sound while he was there.